Wells Demographics (Malvern Hills, England)

Wells is a ward in Malvern Hills of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Lower Wyche, West Malvern, Malvern Wells, Upper Wyche, North Malvern, Little Malvern and Upper Welland.

In the 2011 census the population of Wells was 3,196 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Wells is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

88.2% of people living in Wells were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Wales, 2.1% Scotland, 0.5% China, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.5% Iran, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Kenya.

97.3% of people living in Wells speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% All other Chinese, 0.4% Persian/Farsi, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% German, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Wells is 61.7% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Atheist, 0.2% Humanist, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 300 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.6% of people are married, 8.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 154 widowed people living in Wells.

The top occupations listed by people in Wells are Professional 29.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Skilled trades 9.4%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.1%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 9.1%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.9%, Administrative 7.2%.